Flying machine



Jan. 1, 1929. 1,697,626

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UNITED STATES v 1,697,626 PATENT- o' icE.f

PETER ARNDT, or Los' ANGELES, CALiFORNIA.

FLYING MACHINE.

Application filed December 5, 1927. serial No. 237,877.

This invention relates to flying'machines having large sustaining surfaces extending from the front to the rear.

One of the objects of this invention is to make such large sustaining surfaces or planes terminate close to the propeller in the front end and close to the tail end in the rear of a flying machine.

Another object is to provide large laterally extending wings above the longitudinally disposed sustaining surfaces.

Another object is to provide structures between the longitudinally and laterally dis.- posed planes such as fuselage, cabins, and

gondolas.

Another object is to form longitudinal air 1 channels along the underside of the longitudinally disposed planes.

Other obj cats will appear from the following description and appended claims as Well as from the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a top plan view of a flying machine having a centrally disposed fuselage, a longitudinally disposed sustaining plane and laterally disposed planes illustrating a design for a smaller sized flying machine according to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the flying machine of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation ofthe flying machine of Figs. 1 and 2. A

Fig. 4 is a front elevation embodyingprinciples of this invention designed for a larger sized flying machine. r

Fig. 5 is a front elevation embodying prin- '-c,iples of this invention designed for a special large flying machine.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of a flying machine of the type illustrated in Fig. 4, showing the central fuselage or body from the foremost point or portion of this flying machine with the longitudinal plane extending from this foremost central position to the tail end of the flying machine, and with the upper structures in form of fuselages or cabins for the crew or passengers mounted above the longitudinally-disposed plane by which the laterally projecting upper planes are supported above'the longitudinal plane.

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of a flying machine of the type illustrated in Figs. 4 and 6, showing the longitudinally disposed plane of comparatively great width from a point near the front end of the flying machine to a point near the rear terminations of the rear upper structures and from this point slanting towards the tail end of the flying machine.

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of a flying machine of the type illustrated in Fig. 5, being of a similar construction and having the loagitudinal plane and upper structures as well as the lateral planes arrangedv similarly as the form illustrated in Figs. 4, 6, and 7, to- 7 which floats have been added below the longitudinal plane and the centrally disposed body. 1

Fig. 9 is a top plan view of the flying ma-' chine illustrated in Figs. 5 and 8, indicating the positions of the several propellers in front of the forward transversely disposed upper plane and in front of the rearward upper transversely disposed plane.

As illustrated in the drawing in Figs. 1, 7, a

and 9, a comparatively large sustaining surface is'provided to extend from the front end of the fuselage to. the rear end.

For smaller sized flying machines this large sustaining surface is made of a form of a longitudinally disposed plane indicated in Figs. 1, 2, and 3 at 10. This longitudinally disposed plane is preferably channeled in the underside as distinctly shown in Fig. 3. The whole longitudinal. plane 10- is formed in the underside beginning in the front end with a comparatively large arched portion as indicated at 11, and terminating at the rear end in a smaller arched portion asindicated at 12 in Fig. 3. The front edge 13. of this plane is disposed as close as possible to the front end 14 of the fuselage 15, and the rear edge 16 of this plane terminates at or as close as possible near the rear end of the fuselage 15.

A laterally disposed plane '17 is mounted above and near the front end of the fuselage. Elevators 18 are mounted movably near the rear end of the fuselage together with other steering surfaces indicated at 19. A tail skid 20 is provided on the underside of the fuselage and below the longitudinal plane 10 The-fuselage and whole plane structure are.

in larger flying machines for''storing purposes and eventually as quarters for the crew,'jwhile;cabins and other quarters for passengers are provided above the longitudinaly disposed large plane-as indicated at 26 in ig. 4 and at 27 in Fig. 5. The body 24 in the form illustrated in Fig. 4 together. with the edges 28 of the longitudinal .plane 10,-, serve to form longitudinal channels on the opposite sides of the centrally disposed body or main fuselage. p A

In the special large design illustrated in Fig. 5, however, the longitudinal plane is distinctly formed with longitudinal channels in the underside asclearly illustrated in'Fig. 5, indicated art-29.. I I i The transversely disposed wings 30 and 31 in thefiying machine illustrated in Figs. 4,

v 6 and 7- are supported above the longitudinally disposed plane 10 by the upper structures 26 and 26 These upper structures in form of fuselages contain cabins for passengers and other purposes. The forward structures 26 are constructed to also hold a motor in their front ends 32 to actuate the propellers 33, while the rear structures 26,, haveno such provisions for any motors or propellers. On the rear wings 31 are for this reason extra provisions to support motors at the points indicated at 34 to actuate the propellers 35. The lower fuselage or main body 24 carries amotor to actuate the propeller indicated at 36.

As illustrated in Fig. 7 the longitudinally 5 disposed plane 10, is formed to support the front as well as the rear upper structures and from the rear upper structure rearwardly.

slants towards the tail end of the flying ma chine as indicated at 37. The whole flying machine is .supported by the running gear indicated at 38, braced to the structure at points about below the front and rear upper structures. I

For extra large flying machines as illustrated in Figs, 5, 8; and 9, additional provisions are made as indicated at 40m actuate propellers 41, so that these extra large machines are actuated by five propellers in the front and two propellers just on the front edge of the rear wings 42. This large flying machine is provided with floats 43 under the front end of the machine and the machine. Thefloats and running gear -45 are braced to the whole flying machine structure. at points about below the upper structures 27 and 27 Having the longitudinal comparatively large sustaining surfaces and planes arranged below-and extending to the sides of the upper structure provides possibilities that in cases of necessity passengers may be transferred from cabins in one of the upper structures to cabins of any of the other upper structures provided in any flying machine of this type. Railings are, therefore, pro- .with, another float 44 under the rear end of vided on top of the large longitudinal planes as indicated at 46 so that people ma be guided while passing over the top 0 the lar e longitudinal plane. 1

aving thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a flying machine, a centrally disposed fuselage, a longitudinally disposed 2. In a flying; machine, a longitudinally disposed plane and longitudinally channeled in its underside, transversely disposed planes spaced above the first plane, and a fuselage disposed between the first and second-named planes connecting the lanes and embody ing cabins adapted to e reached fromthe top surface of the first-named longitudinally disposed plane.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name. l PETER-ARNDT. 

